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David Rutherford of Omnitrans is the guest speaker at the Sept. Southern california Transit Advocates meeting.
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In a First, Seattle’s Metro Transit Will Be Funded By Carbon Offsets
By Angie Schmitt |
Here’s an interesting new type of revenue stream for transit. The King County Council, which encompasses the Seattle region, recently enacted legislation enabling Metro Transit to receive revenue from the sale of carbon offsets. Stephen Fesler at The Urbanist explains this noteworthy innovation: The initiative, called the Transit Carbon Offset Program, is an incredibly unique strategy […]
Without Transit, American Cities Would Take Up 37 Percent More Space
By Angie Schmitt |
Even if you never set foot on a bus or a train, chances are transit is saving you time and money. The most obvious reason is that transit keeps cars off the road, but the full explanation is both less intuitive and more profound: Transit shrinks distances between destinations, putting everything within closer reach. A new study published by the Transportation Research Board quantifies […]
T4A Rally: Don’t “X-Out” Public Transit
By Damien Newton |
Media Advisory Los Angeles Transit Supporters Tell Congress: Don’t X Out Public Transportation with Local Rally National rally day set for September 20, 2011 Public transit riders, advocates and employees are joining together in 25 cities across the country forDon’t X Out Public Transportation Day on September 20, 2011 to call on Congress to support public transit […]
BRU, T4A, Transit Riders Rally to Stop Bus Cuts: “The Buses Are Our Legs!”
By Damien Newton |
Earlier today, the Bus Riders Union, Transportation for America and a host of other urban advocates rallied at the corner of Wilshire and Vermont, a hot intersection for both bus and rail riders to make the case that clean, safe and efficient transit options must be a priority for the federal government. Current proposals put […]
It’s OK to Build Transit-Oriented Development Before Transit
By Brad Aaron |
Which should come first: transit or transit-oriented development? Streetsblog San Francisco reported Monday that residents of Mountain View, California, are trying to figure out how to accommodate thousands of tech employees without overwhelming local transportation infrastructure. One-fourth of all workers in Mountain View travel to and from an office district that houses Google, LinkedIn, and […]
Let the Debate Begin: NYC, SF Snag Top Spots in First Transit Score Rankings. L.A. 11th
By Ben Goldman |
Today, Walk Score — developer of the popular method for evaluating neighborhood walkability (and filling out NCAA tournament brackets) — announced its first ranking of cities by Transit Score, a measure of the “usefulness” of a city’s transit system. On a 100-point scale, New York and San Francisco took the top two spots with scores of […]